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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1976

Page

12

If I Were a Subjunctive Gardener in This Piece

A playful piece contemplates talking points across farming and gardening roles. It lampoons sales pitches and forward planning by imagining a nurseryman, landfill operator, weed killer salesman, and elm owner arguing for their own agendas. It ends with a satirical note on land use and future descendants.

Salmonella Advisory Committee Sets June 17 Meeting

The second Salmonella Advisory Committee meeting will be open to the public in Washington on June 17 at 9 a.m. in Room 3109, South Building. APHIS officials describe the agenda including commute reports and methods used abroad to cut salmonella in livestock poultry and products. Committee aims to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on reducing salmonella numbers. space is limited and access on a first come basis.

New York Secretary of Agriculture APHIS

Bees and honey making a tough bee task

Lincoln Mass bees hum on warm days as organic matter enriches soil and supports garden growth. Dr Karl von Frisch notes a bee must visit 1000 to 1500 clover florets to fill its stomach once, illustrating the effort behind honey production.

Lincoln Mass Karl von Frisch

Green Mountains National Forest campgrounds open May 29

National Forest campgrounds in the Green Mountain area will open for the summer on Memorial Day weekend. Four Vermont campgrounds and two in New York will start operations, with Red Mill Brook Campground opening for regular camping July 1. Overnight camping fees rise by $1 in Vermont to align with state facilities.

Rutland Green Mountain National Forest L. Kent Mays Jr Vermont Hector New York Red Mill Brook Woodford Mays Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Chittenden Brook Brandon Greendale Weston Moosalamoo Ripton Hapgood Pond Peru New National Forest Congdon South Bourn Pond North Bourn Pond Griffith Lake Lula Tye Little Rock Pond Bromley Camp Green Mountain Club

Tilling helps seedlings grow

Oldtimers relied on horses and a plow but modern gardeners use rototillers or small tractors. Spading loosens soil, enables humus and lime integration, buries plant debris, improves moisture, aids rainwater absorption, reduces weeds, and prepares a seedbed for successful transplanting.

Burlington Oldtimers

Solar energy experiment aims to power dairy milking parlor

BELTSVILLE Md An experimental solar heating system on a 1000 square foot panel atop the milking parlor at USDA Beltsville Agricultural Research Center could power up to 70 percent of the parlor and help cut milk refrigeration fuel costs by half The project funded by ERDA will run four years as researchers test cost savings and system efficiency For farms a conversion could cost as little as 4500 dollars and be paid back in five to ten years, with potential use of stored hot water for cleaning and heating

Beltsville U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Agricultural Research Service ARS Thompson Energy Research and Development Administration ERDA Mike Hayden

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